TAILIEUCHUNG - Cortinarius iodes, a new record from India

The present article reports one Cortinariaceae, Cortinarius iodes growing in the campus of Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh on leaf litter, under Bridelia retusa and Bauhinia varigata trees. This constitutes a new fungal record from India, earlier it was reported from ‘North America’. A list of 16 species of Cortinarius reported from India is also given along with their distribution and habits. | 2019 8 5 2306-2311 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 05 2019 Journal homepage http Original Research Article https Cortinarius iodes a New Record from India . Verma Vimal Pandro Diwyansh Raj and . Rao Tropical Forest Research Institute Jabalpur - 482 021 Madhya Pradesh India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Cortinarius iodes Leaf litter Bridelia retusa and Bauhinia varigata trees Article Info Accepted 18 April 2019 Available Online 10 May 2019 The present article reports one Cortinariaceae Cortinarius iodes growing in the campus of Tropical Forest Research Institute Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh on leaf litter under Bridelia retusa and Bauhinia varigata trees. This constitutes a new fungal record from India earlier it was reported from North America . A list of 16 species of Cortinarius reported from India is also given along with their distribution and habits. Introduction Cortinarius ia a member of Cortinariaceae Agaricales was reported to be mycorrhizal with deciduous trees. Cortinarius iodes commonly known as the spotted cort or the viscid violet cort. This mushroom has no distinctive taste or odor. Although it is edible but not recommended for consumption. The fruit bodies grow singly or in groups on litter. Fifteen species of genus Cortinarius were reported from India which mostly occurred from eastern Himalayan and Kerala Berkeley 1852 Bhavanidevi and Nair 1983 Florence 2004 Chona et al. 1958 Sathe and Daniel 1980 Sathe et al. 1980 Mohanan 2011 Peintner et al. 2003 Sharma et al. 1978 . In the present article Cortinarius iodes is reported as a new fungal record from India. Previously the species was reported from North American Berkeley and Curtis 1853 . Materials and Methods The specimen was collected from campus of Tropical Forest Research Institute Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh during .

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• Cortinarius iodes
• Leaf litter
• Bridelia retusa
• Bauhinia varigata trees
• Cortinarius iodes growing